CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College – formerly known as Yuba College Clear Lake Campus – is preparing to celebrate its newest class of graduates.
The college's spring commencement ceremonies will take place Friday, May 20, at the Konocti Education Center Cornelison Event Center, located at 15850 Dam Road Extension in Clearlake.
The community is invited to come and join in the celebration of the students’ accomplishments.
The day will start at 8:45 a.m., when graduates will be recognized during a breakfast feast. The student speaker during the breakfast will be Annabelle Hinman Haley. Grade point average award certificates will also be awarded at this time.
Students who have earned certificates of achievement will be recognized for their accomplishments at the 3 p.m. Certificate Ceremony. The student speaker will be Shannon Williamson.
At 7 p.m., students who have earned an associate in arts or associate in science will be recognized for their accomplishments. Board of Trustees member Richard (Doc) Savarese will confer the degrees.
Student speakers will be Ruby Tu and Gina Hutchins and the master of ceremonies will be Executive Dean Annette Lee.
Certificates in 18 different areas will be awarded as follows.
Accounting Certificate of Achievement
T'Keyah Mariah Ashlee Denson, Dale D McKay, Araceli Sepulveda, Beau Stephens and Sebastein Sage Teague of Clearlake; Terra K Seifert of Kelseyville; Chad A Costello, Michelle Skidmore and Anna Elizabeth Yopp of Lower Lake.
Advanced Accounting Certificate of Achievement
Shannon Williamson of Clearlake; Terra K Seifert of Kelseyville; Michelle Skidmore and Anna Elizabeth Yopp of Lower Lake.
Administrative Assistant Certificate of Achievement
Janet Evelyn Clay, Aleshia Deback and Dawn M Kocher of Clearlake.
Culinary Arts Certificate of Achievement
Brooke Marie Babcock, Mariah Ilona Bernal, Christopher Daniel Edwards, Quaran Gadson, Thomas Karopoulas, Gerri Stang and Patricia A Tuell of Clearlake; Anthony Lawrence Neves of Hidden Valley; Bianca Arias of Kelseyville; Katrina Lynn Carrillo of Santa Rosa.
Drinking Water and Waste Water Technology Certificate of Achievement
John Carl Adams, Rodney Mann Browning-Munson, Benjamin Allen Illia and Daniel Lee Larson of Clearlake; Todd Fiora, Roderic Ian Hilliard and Jeremy Anthony Jakubowski of Clearlake Oaks; David G Clark of Cobb; Chris M Pion and Norman Kenneth Rogers of Hidden Valley; Francisco Castro of Kelseyville; Robert James Register of Lower Lake; Darren Blair Valentine of Middletown.
Early Childhood Education Associate Teacher Certificate of Achievement
Nancy L Olivarez of Lower Lake; Maria Montanez of Middletown.
Early Childhood Education Child Development Teacher Certificate of Achievement
Maria Celeste Mendoza and Melissa Pruden of Clearlake; Nancy L Olivarez and Darcie Anne Schmidt of Lower Lake.
Early Childhood Education Child Development Associate Teacher Certificate of Achievement
Maria Montanez of Middletown.
Early Childhood Education Diversity Specialization Certificate of Achievement
Maria Celeste Mendoza and Heidi Schmitz of Clearlake; Melanie Kristine Pressley of Lakeport; Darcie Anne Schmidt of Lower Lake; Maria Montanez and Rene Potter of Middletown.
Early Childhood Education Infant and Toddler Specialization Certificate of Achievement
Alejandra Fernandez and Stephanie Mary Garcia of Clearlake; Darcie Anne Schmidt of Lower Lake; Maria Montanez of Middletown.
General Business Management Certificate of Achievement
Dale D McKay of Clearlake; Michelle White of Kelseyville; Diana Beatrice O'Connor of Lower Lake.
Advanced General Business Management Certificate of Achievement
Michelle White of Clearlake; Diana Beatrice O'Connor of Lower Lake.
Human Services Chemical Dependency Counselor Certificate of Achievement
Melissa Dale of Lower Lake; Kathleen Lindsay Noble of Middletown.
Income Tax Preparation Certificate of Achievement
Dale D McKay of Clearlake.
Small Business Management Certificate of Achievement
Chad A Costello of Lower Lake.
Advanced Small Business Management Certificate of Achievement
Diana Beatrice O'Connor of Lower Lake.
Welding Technology Certificate of Achievement
Johanan T Harvey, Skylar Lehman, Jacquelyn Pells, David E Schober and Howard W Worthy of Clearlake; Brian Greer Hughes of Clearlake Oaks.
The following local students will receive associates degrees:
Associate in Arts
Diana Beatrice O'Connor and Quirina Luna Geary of Lower Lake; Annabelle Lorraine and Hinman Haley of Clearlake; Dennis Cox of Lucerne; Alisa Burris of Middletown.
Associate of Science
Martin E Hambrick of Castro Valley; Amanda Renae Celli, Derek Counts, Renee E. Crabbendam, T'Keyah Mariah Ashlee Denson, Gina Ann Hutchins, Angela Lynn Kester, Rebecca Ann Marengo, Dale D McKay, Brian Thomas Pearson, Melissa Pruden, Jamie Shettlesworth Audel Torres, Lu-Te (Ruby) Tu, Vanessa Corine Vestal, Danni Marie Welch and Susanna Eileen Wright of Clearlake; Rachel Rene Gonzales, Meagan Cameron Madrid, and William McIntyre of Clearlake Oaks; Dillie Elizabeth Marrujo of Cobb; Kyle Daniel Henning and Amelia Johnson of Hidden Valley; Stephanie Lynn Radford and Terra K Seifert of Kelseyville; Jennifer A Masad of Loleta; Chad A Costello, Krissie Deleon, Miguel Hernandez, Kenna Jaehn, Karen Macall, Wendy Mitchum, Karmen Leigh O'Connor, Taylor Bradley O'Connor, Chantilly Brionna Lynn Pannell, Darcie Anne Schmidt, Michelle Skidmore and Anna Elizabeth Yopp of Lower Lake; Amanda Nicole Bagget, Lori E Bateman, Elvina Angelica Brown, Natasha Ray Ann Cornett and Deanna Marie Hingst of Middletown.